Elon's chapter of the American Association of University Professors is a local advocacy organization for faculty at Elon University, supported by both the state of North Carolina's AAUP Conference and by the national AAUP organization.
We are Elon faculty who come together to support each other in our work at Elon and to advocate for academic freedom, shared governance, and economic security for all Elon faculty.
All members of Elon AAUP are also members of the American Federation of Teachers (part of AFL/CIO) local United Academics 6741
You can become a member of the Elon chapter by joining the national organization and then forwarding us your membership confirmation at elonuniversityaaup@gmail.com
Although the national has suggested income brackets for joining, you can join at whatever amount you can pay.
Once we receive confirmation of your membership from national, we will add you to our email list and invite you to our communications channel (via Discord).
We use the email list for announcements about chapter meetings, and Discord is where we put meeting notes, discuss issues, and work on initiatives.
As members, the chapter is yours. You decide what the chapter does and how to uses its advocacy power and funds.
You'll also have access to state and national resources, including the NC AAUP Conference's new, free Legal Helpline
If you feel you need to speak to a lawyer about violations of your rights or about the state of the law surrounding academic freedom and free speech, please send the following information to aaupncconf@gmail.com :
Name:
School:
Position:
Issue(s) faced:
Contact information (personal email + mobile line):
Once they receive this information, they will confirm your membership and then put you in touch with our attorneys.